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Company Overview of Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd.

Company Overview

Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the businesses of agro-industry and food, marketing and distribution, and telecommunications in Thailand and internationally. Its agro-industry and food business includes farming of poultry, swine, and shrimps. The company’s marketing and distribution business comprises network installation and services of fixed lines; subscription-based television and mobile phones; and fixed lines, 3G mobile phones, and Internet. It also offers seeds, fertilizers, and plant protection products, such as vegetable and corn seeds; pet foods for dogs, cats, fishes, fancy mice, rabbits, and horses; and automotive and industrial products. In a...

Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the businesses of agro-industry and food, marketing and distribution, and telecommunications in Thailand and internationally. Its agro-industry and food business includes farming of poultry, swine, and shrimps. The company’s marketing and distribution business comprises network installation and services of fixed lines; subscription-based television and mobile phones; and fixed lines, 3G mobile phones, and Internet. It also offers seeds, fertilizers, and plant protection products, such as vegetable and corn seeds; pet foods for dogs, cats, fishes, fancy mice, rabbits, and horses; and automotive and industrial products. In addition, the company operates convenience stores. Further, the company engages in the businesses of finance and banking; crop integration, such as horticulture, cash crop, and rice integration; property development; pharmaceuticals; and TV media. Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd. was founded in 1921 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand with sales and trade offices in the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Scandinavia, Italy, Dubai, England, Australia, Belgium, Spain, Germany, China, Japan, Greece, and Malaysia. It has operating bases in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, China, and the Russian Federation.

Chairman of Automotive & Other Industrial Products Business and Chief Executive Officer of Automotive & Other Industrial Products Business

Age: 70

Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2015.

Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd. Key Developments

Many Asian Players Eyeing On Silver Fern

Jun 19 15

According to sources, Silver Fern Farms Limited has attracted the attention of many Asian players including a Japanese trading house, Beijing Er shang (Group) Co. Ltd and Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd., along with Cargil, Incorporated, Alliance Group Limited and a potential buyer in United Kingdom. The company is seeking recapitalization proposals by July 14, 2015 which are expected to value the company at about NZD 500 million.

Charoen Pokphand And Thai Beverage Seeks Partners

Mar 9 15

Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd. and Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (SGX:Y92) are on the lookout for partners to bankroll the government's high-speed train project, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.

Dhanin Chearavanont May Buy Ek-Chai Distribution And LHBANK

Nov 25 14

Dhanin Chearavanont will buy Ek-Chai Distribution System Co. Limited and LH Financial Group Public Company Limited (SET:LHBANK) if they are put up for sale. Dhanin Chearavanont, Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd. (CP), said at a rare meeting with the media on November 24, 2014, "I'm a businessman. I look forward to investing and taking opportunities in any business that can make a profit. I'd take the opportunity to buy anything if it had potential and a good price." He also added that CP was interested in buying Tesco's assets in Thailand and LHBANK, but said the deals were not yet settled. However, he denied reports that they already acquired Tesco operation in Thailand. "I never heard him [Tesco's chief executive] say the Tesco business would be put up for sale. Personally, I think they still have options since they're not going to go bankrupt. Actually, I don't think they need to sell the assets. I believe the financial institutions are ready to offer them loans. Tesco Lotus was like my child. I had to sell it over a decade ago due to the 1997 financial crisis. Now we're definitely interested in buying it back," Dhanin Chearavanont said.

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